Wickford North East

Basildon · East of England · population 7,022 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

61Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,658 of 6,856 in England
  • #369 of 746 in East of England
  • #8 of 22 in Basildon
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,966
Median age (est.)44
Density3,566per km²
No qualifications23%
Degree or above21%
No car or van17%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 9%25–44 25%45–64 27%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 35%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 35%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 16%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 10%Other: 16%
One person 30%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 10%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Associate professional 15% · Administrative 13%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Associate professional15%
Administrative13%
Skilled trades13%
Managers & directors12%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 92%Asian: 3%Black: 2%Mixed: 3%Other: 0%
White 92%Asian 3%Black 2%Mixed 3%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 45% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 7%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Wickford North East is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,658 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #8 of 22 in Basildon. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (80) and lowest on Education (36). Typical homes here sold for about £375,000 over the past year, up 13% across five years (from 112 sales), in line with the wider Basildon median of £364,075. Typical household take-home income is around £41,820 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 69 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 60 · #2,720
Employment 55 · #3,103
Education 36 · #4,351
Health 61 · #2,651
Crime 38 · #4,262
Housing & access 62 · #2,617
Living environment 80 · #1,342

House prices ?

£375,000median (12m) · +2.7% yr · n=112
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£375,000112+2.7%+12.8%
Detached£497,50026+8.2%+7.0%
Semi-detached£381,25040+4.5%+14.7%
Terraced£346,75026+5.9%+21.7%
Flat£210,00020-1.9%-4.4%
This area£375,000
Basildon£364,075
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£41,820±£5,891 · #2,901 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£36,874
Price-to-income ?9.0×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

55Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

69 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 484 offences
Basildon88
East of England70
England83

Rank #3,461 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences229
Theft60
Burglary32
Vehicle crime26
Criminal damage & arson59
Public order & weapons51
Drugs14
Robbery5
Other8

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 96 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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